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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago

Mar 3, 2026 at 6:09 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Scarborough
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 4:44 am
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:09 am 0.292 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:16 am
Duration: 1 hour, 32 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Scarborough

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Scarborough. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (AST) for Scarborough.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:44 am Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West 273°
21.2°
5:50 am Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West.
Map direction West 275°
5.6°
6:09 am Tue, Mar 3
Maximum in Scarborough This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Scarborough. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Scarborough because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Map direction West 276°
1.2°
6:16 am Tue, Mar 3SettingMoonset Setting, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase makes the Moon so dim before it sets, that it might disappear from view some time before it sets.Map direction West 276°
-0.2°
7:04 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West 279°
-12.1°
7:33 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West 280°
-19.0°
8:02 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 282°
-25.7°
9:17 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 288°
-42.7°
10:23 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 298°
-57.1°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.

The total phase of this lunar eclipse is not visible in Scarborough, but it can be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Scarborough

Eclipse Visibility From ScarboroughVisibility Worldwide
Sep 17–18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Scarborough, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.

Other eclipses visible in Scarborough

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